Card Plus @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying "Card Plus" which means she would like to see an envelope with your card.

This is what I did....

I made this sentiment in Canva, foiled it and then paired it with a lot of mirror cardstock.....and managed to get the reflection of my hand and arm in the photo too.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Sweet Stampin':  stripes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  birthdays

Shopping Our Stash:  What's the good word?

Unicorn Challenge:  layer it up

A Place to Start:  anything goes

One Thing @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm continuing with songs from Canadian artists with this week being "One Thing" which means I want to see one of something on your make.

This is what I did....

I've got lots of "ones" on here.....one patterned paper, one image, one piece of twine, one bow, one button, one snowflake, one enamel dot and one tag.  Reindeer digi is an oft-used image from Tiddly Inks and the sentiment tag is from LOTV.

One Thing is a 2003 song by Finger Eleven.  It's one of those songs that'll mean different things to different people.  Some describe the song as being about longing and regret, about wanting to fix a broken connection, others say it's about the dilemma of wanting to make the right decision, but not necessarily knowing what the right decision is.  The song charted well in both Canada and the US with the music video winning an award in the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards (though, to be honest, I'm not overly impressed with the video.....though that might be because I'm looking at it through a 2026 lens).

The band formed in 1990 in Burlington, ON, and....get this.....they were originally called Rainbow Butt Monkeys.  I think the name change was probably wise.  

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Krafty Chicks:  masculine

Simon Says:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  Christmas

613 Avenue Create:  any holiday

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  B - Christmas, red, digital image

Inkspirational:  Christmas in July

Tic Tac Toe:  any colour, free, sentiment

Christmas In July! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's going with "Christmas In July" to help us all get a head start on those holiday cards.

This is what I did....

This pretty reindeer is from ArtOutrageous on Etsy.  Added a couple of wooden snowflakes and sentiment stickers and that was that.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Craft Rocket:  animals

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Make My Monday:  Christmas in July

Neglected Stuff:  use neglected stash - Both the patterned paper and the wooden snowflakes have been long languishing in my stash.

613 Avenue Create:  any holiday

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Animals:  anything with an animal goes

Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured critter

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  B - Christmas, red, digital image

Tic Tac Toe:  any colour, free, sentiment

Inkspirational:  Christmas in July

P is for Pink! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "P is for Pink!" which means she wants to see pink on those projects.

This is what I did....

Can't claim credit for that sentiment, one of my sub-babies asked me to make a birthday card for her friend that incorporated an olive and a Google search found me this pun (which has gotta be up there in at least the top 5 for birthday puns).  A very old digi from C.C Designs was the perfect pairing.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

AAA Birthday:  for girls

Moving Along With the Times:  use a colouring medium

A Place to Start:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  happy birthday

Alphabet Challenge:  F is for festivities

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Cardz for Galz:  for a friend

Piano Man @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing with Billy Joel songs with this week's being what I'm guessing is one of his most well-known songs (for good reason), "Piano Man" which means she would like to see those projects that are inspired by music.

This is what I did....

Yet another Christmas tag, this one being inspired by "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas".  Stamp is from Hero Arts.  This tag also features some very well behaved Stickles.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  any holiday

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas in July with glitter or sparkle

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas in July

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

As You Like It:  favourite non-card project - I've been loving making tags to go on gift baskets given to our Board Members for Christmas.

CRAFT:  Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas in July

Addicted to Stamps:  make your mark

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

The Little Things:  anything goes

Tag Along:  favourite colours - My favourite colours to use for Christmas are red and green - can't go wrong with tradition. (:

A Place to Start:  anything goes

I See...@ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "I See..." which means she wants to see those projects that have some sort of a see-through element.

This is what I did.....

I've got a couple of snowflakes cut from polka dot vellum and the sentiment is a sticker, which you can also see though.  Digi is from Stamplorations.

Can't say I blame Europeans for throwing our heat back at us......but couldn't you have waited until today at least?  I booked yesterday off work to go on a day trip that included a couple of hikes.....in weather where, when you factor in the humidity, it was 40ºC.  So, two hikes turned into one.....on a poorly marked trail so my directionally challenged ass got lost.  After tromping around in the bush for a bit trying to find the trail I finally admitted to myself I wasn't going to find my way back without help, so I pulled out the pocket rectangle and gps'ed my way back to the parking lot.  Man, was I gassed.  I really gotta stop thinking I'm 30 years younger.

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian peeps!  🍁

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

CRAFT:  Christmas

ABC Challenge:  L is for Let It Snow

Fab 'n' Funky:  something that begins with B - buttons, black, brown

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  B - Christmas, red, plaid, digital image

Die Cut Divas:  Christmas in July

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

Moving Along With the Times:  use a colouring medium

Addicted to Stamps:  die cuts

A Place to Start:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  masculine

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stampin':  anything but birthday

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes

Feather, Fur and Fin @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Feather, Fur and Fin" which means I want to see any animal or critter on your make.

This is what I did....

Another tag for the Christmas box.  The stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas, (who are no longer in business ): ).

"Feather, Fur and Fin" is a 2008 song by Danny Michel, who is from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.  It's a commentary, and cautionary tale on how we treat the environment.  To give you a sample, the chorus goes:  "Every little critter | with feather, fur & fin | cried to Mother Nature | to come back for them | for every piece of litter | for every little sin | She cried for all of them | feather, fur & fin."  There is an official video for the song on YouTube, but I found it quite frantic and visually hard to watch, so if you want to hear the song, I would suggest you do so however you listen to music.  Unfortunately, not much has changed since 2008 and so the song is still very relevant today.  Danny Michel has another protest-style song he released in April 2025 called "Northern Star" which very nicely captured how most Canadians were feeling at that time, as well as paying hommage to past protest songs and artists.  Song title is linked to the YouTube video is you'd like to experience it for yourself.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Crafty Calendar:  all about the men/boys

Sweet Stampin':  anything but a birthday

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  masculine

Peace On Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky: something that begins with B - believe, brown, bow

Addicted to Stamps:  die cuts

A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut

A Place to Start:  anything but a card

Die Cut Divas:  anything goes

Crafty Animals:  anything with an animal goes

Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured animal

Tag Along:  add some text

The Little Things:  anything goes

Simon Says:  anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes

The Male Room: outdoors

I'm So Sorry @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "I'm So Sorry" which means she wants to see those sympathy cards.

This is what I did....

I usually do sympathy cards in white and gray or similarly muted tones but fellow Girlfriend, Imke, once commented that she likes to make sympathy cards more colourful so I thought I'd give that a try, and imho, she's right, using colours on a sympathy cards absolutely works.

Flower digi is from Beccy's Place and the sentiment is from MFT.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Allsorts:  from the garden

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Garden Party:  anything from a garden goes

Fab 'n' Funky:  summer flowers

Unicorn Challenge:  flowers

Beautiful Blossoms:  anything with florals as the focus goes

Triple B:  blooms

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  in the garden

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes

O is for Outdoor @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "O is for Outdoor" which means she wants to see projects featuring all the places that aren't inside.

This is what I did.....

As you can see, I'm featuring the great outdoors with trees and snow.  And a twine bow that I'm definitely going to trim those unruly ends of before it gets used.  I should point out, that big splat there is most assuredly from a thrown snowball during the Bush League Bandits Annual Snowball Fight and not a deposit from some large bird......despite the fact that it looks like the deposit from some large bird.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  masculine

Crafty Calendar:  all about the men/boys

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  N - Christmas, tree, free

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut

A Place to Start:  anything but a card

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Simon Says Monday:  masculine

Sweet Stampin':  something for the boys

ABC Christmas:  L is for Let It Snow

Simon Says Wednesday:  add a sentiment

Tic Tac Toe:  patterned paper, free, twine

The Male Room:  outdoors

Uptown Girl @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and continuing with Billy Joel songs with this week being "Uptown Girl" which means she wants to see those feminine cards with glam and/or fashion.

This is what I did....

I used a digi from SuzyFlowArt on Etsy.  Glammed it up with some bling.  I wasn't sure how I was going to do the sentiment until I was searching in my ribbon drawer and found this printed ribbon, something I kept from something it was around (I can't remember what).  I thought it could serve as the sentiment and that was that.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Gals:  anything goes

Allsorts:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes